Austria to Standardize Social Assistance in 2027
- Social Minister Korinna Schumann will present a nationwide reform draft this Thursday to unify benefit rates and integration requirements.
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Austria to Standardize Social Assistance in 2027 · SPÖ Proposes 55 Percent Tax Rate for High Earners · Austrian Charities Criticize Social Reform Draft
SPÖ Proposes 55 Percent Tax Rate for High Earners
- The Social Ministry plans to lower the top tax threshold to 500,000 Euro to fund an increased child supplement starting in 2027.
Austrian Charities Criticize Social Reform Draft
- Caritas and other NGOs warn that the new social assistance proposal fails to include promised child security measures to reduce poverty.